Primary 3 Homework – Week from 5th December
This week we’re excited about our museum trip. After we have written reports on this visit, that will be the end of our Egypt topic.
Thank you to all who have paid £1 towards the Christmas party on Tuesday 19th. There is still plenty of time to hand this in.
Best wishes,
Mr Buchan
Numeracy (images missing from online version – please see printed sheet – apologies!)
We are adding two digit numbers, building up difficulty in steps:
– Adding two tens numbers together (e.g. 30 + 50)
– Adding a tens number to another two digit number (e.g. 30 + 54)
– Adding two digit numbers without bridging over 10 (e.g. 33 + 54)
– Adding two digit numbers bridging over 10 (e.g. 38 + 54)
– Adding two digit numbers bridging over 10 and 100 (e.g. 48 + 54)
To solve these additions (in the end we want to be doing this mentally) we are learning how to use two different strategies.
The first involves breaking down the numbers into parts that are easier to work with. For example: 33 + 54 = 30 + 50 + 3 + 4
The second strategy involves using an empty number line.
+4 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10
33 37 47 57 67 77 87
Please ask the children to show you how these strategies work. You could get them to demonstrate on 33 + 54 and 38 + 54.
As confidence grows, have a go at the Topmarks speed challenge:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?f=SpeedChallenge
Under “Addition and Subtraction”, I would start with 15 or 20 seconds per question, building up from TU + TU without crossing 10s.
Reading
Pages to read at home will be written down in the grids as usual.
Spelling
Spelling words to practice this week are:
rain paint
tail wait
train rail
snail picture
people thing
Please could everyone do the usual look, say cover, write and check (twice through the list) and then write sentences using as many of the words as possible.
